A reality TV show for aspiring opera singers descends on Wynter Castle, leaving baker Merry Wynter with her hands full catering to the endless demands of the distinguished judges and ambitious contestants. When a dogged reporter who's been covering the competition is attacked and left for dead, Merry is determined to discover who orchestrated the heinous deed.
Circumstances force 8-year-old Sarah Scrase and her widowed mother Ellen to enter the notorious St Giles and St George's Workhouse. When Ellen dies in childbirth, Sarah falls foul of the workhouse master and his cruel wife. Sarah's ordeal seems to be over when sugar mill owner James Arbuthnot takes her into his home. But her wealthy benefactor reports the workhouse master and his wife. Blaming Sarah for their misfortune, the couple decide to take the law into their own hands.
